Method

STEP 2
Make a well in the centre, add the melted butter and cold strong tea.

STEP 3
Mix together thoroughly with a wooden spoon.

STEP 4
To boil the pudding, sprinkle flour on pudding cloth. Place mixture in the centre of floured cloth, gather up edges and tie with baking twine, leaving a large loop of twine at the top, so pudding is easy to hang.

STEP 5
Place pudding into large pot of boiling water, place lid on pot and boil for 2 hours. Hang to dry.

STEP 6
To steam the pudding, spray a pudding bowl with cooking spray, spoon mixture in. Put lid on and ensure it is fastened securely.

STEP 7
Place bowl into a large pot of boiling water, ensuring water covers ⅔ of the pudding bowl.

STEP 8
Boil slowly for approximately 2 hours, checking every ½ hour to top up with boiling water.

Notes

Boiled puddings will keep for two weeks if it has dried properly. I normally hang it to dry a few days and then freeze mine and thaw out Christmas eve, to avoid it going mouldy. I use the steam method. It has a really nice flavor and usually keeps in the fridge for 3-4 days.

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